I am experimenting with 6.x-2.x and have noticed that it works with fields of type Datetime but not Date. Looking in the database these fields format slightly differently:

Datetime: 2013-01-18 00:00:00
Date: 2012-01-01T21:00:00

The only difference appears to be the "T". Is Timeline really incompatible with field type Date? If so, what would it take to make it compatible?

Similar issue but for D7 (date formats changes D6 -> D7) #1512100: Add support for Date (datetime) and Timestamp (datestamp) field types
Module instructions which call for a field type of Datetime

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Category: support » feature
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Title: Date vs Datetime Field Type » Date vs Datetime Field Type and Number of Allowed Values Documentation
Component: Miscellaneous » Documentation
Category: feature » task

Nevermind, Timeline works with field type of Date. I had a conflicting setting in that the number of values allowed was set to Unlimited. This does bring up two points where the documentation is lacking though:

1. Number of allowed values
2. Compatibility of Timeline with the Date field type

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Priority: Normal » Major

Hi;
I am using a Date format but I am facing the following error message:

Notice: Undefined index: field_fieldname_value in TimelinemapEvent->getDefinedFieldUsage() (line 172 of /home/content/79/10569479/html/sites/all/modules/timelinemap/classes/TimelinemapEvent.class.inc).

Can I use date as datetime is not available in Drupal 7, appreciate your help.